Survivors of an earthquake help to wheel a man who was injured in the quake, as he arrives from a remote village for treatment at a hospital in Awaran, southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, Sept. 26, 2013.

A massive 7.7 temblor in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has wiped out whole villages and claimed at least 325 lives, with the death toll expected to climb. Rescuers and Pakistani troops rushed to the remote, mountainous region. The force of the quake was so strong that it reportedly led to the creation of a new island in the nearby Arabian sea.

PESHAWAR:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said the government
should allow Pakistani Taliban to open office for peace talks, Geo News
reported.

Speaking to media after inquiring after the
health of Peshawar Church blast injured, Imran Khan said war was not the
solution of any issue.

Khan said the government should
invite Taliban for peace talks besides allowing them to open office. He
also advised the government to announce a ceasefire with the militants.

PTI leader expressed hope that there will be peace in the country if talks with Taliban turn out to be successful.

He
said decision for negotiations was taken in the All Parties Conference
(ACP), therefore, dialogues should be given a chance instead of war.

PTI got the mandate on the slogan of peace, he said and added they respect people’s mandate.more people for Imran khan ANTI SUPPORT FOR TALEBAN IN PAKISTAN PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN THINKS IMRAN KHAN AND TALIBAN ONE UNITE IN PAKISTAN?

A policeman was killed and eight others, including two policemen were
wounded when armed gangsters attacked the police station following the
killing of their companion during police custody. The alleged
gangster Naveed Baloch, 27, nominated in several criminal cases was
arrested along with his two companions from Aansu Goth within the
jurisdictions of Malir City police station on Sunday.Baloch
allegedly involved in target killings, extortion and kidnapping for
ransom cases died in police lockup under mysterious circumstances.Following
the death of Baloch scores of people, including his family members,
relatives, neighbouring people and his companions gathered outside the
police station to staged protest against the police brutality. Protester
got violent when police were trying to scattered them. Later, an
exchange of fire took place between the police and the violent mob. The
protesters attacked the police station with stones and ransacked the
furniture. Police resorted to aerial firing to disperse the crowd when
some armed men hurled a hand grenade on a police mobile and kidnapped
the driver constable, Farman. Later, the constable’s body was thrown
outside the police station.Eight people, including two policemen
were also injured in the attack. The injured were taken to Jinnah
Postgraduate Medical Centre from where police took four suspected
injured into custody. Law enforcers conducted operation in Ansu Goth
and adjacent areas. They claimed to have apprehended around 30 suspects
along with the weapons, including G-3 rifles and submachine guns.Meanwhile,
two people were killed in separate incidents of violence here on
Monday. A man namely Arif was shot dead in Faqeer Colony, Orangi Town.
Police said the victim was on his way when some unidentified culprits
tried to loot him. On showing resistance, the culprits shot him dead.
Police shifted the body to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy and later
handed over to heirs.Separately, a man was gunned down in Block-9
of Federal B area. Police said the victim was sitting near a private
hospital where unidentified pillion riders shot him dead and fled from
the scene. The identification of the victim has yet to be ascertained.
Police shifted the body to morgue for identification after medicolegal
formalities.